11803690

Simulated Thumbnail Previews for Files

PublishedOctober 31, 2023
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Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
12 claims

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2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein at least the document structure of the document is displayed by the simulated thumbnail preview.

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3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first content type is different than the second content type based at least in part on the first format.

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5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first content type is visually distinctive based on the first format.

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8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the file type comprises one of: a word processing file type, a notebook file type, a presentation file type, or a spreadsheet type.

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9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first content type is one of: a bulleted list, a numbered list, a checklist, a title, a section header, a table, a hyperlink, bolded text, or an image.

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10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the second content type is one of: minimally formatted text, underlined text, or italicized text.

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12. The client device of claim 11, wherein at least the file structure of the file is displayed by the simulated thumbnail preview.

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13. The client device of claim 11, wherein the first content type is different than the second content type based at least in part on the first format.

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15. The client device of claim 14, wherein the viewable area of the thumbnail preview is of a fixed size.

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16. The client device of claim 11, wherein the first content type is one of: a bulleted list, a numbered list, a checklist, a title, a section header, a table, a hyperlink, bolded text, or an image.

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17. The client device of claim 11, wherein the second content type is one of: minimally formatted text, underlined text, or italicized text.

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18. The client device of claim 11, wherein the first content type is visually distinctive based on the first format.

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Publication Date

October 31, 2023

Inventors

David J. CONGER
Ayuba AUDU

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